Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wilde
with ‘Bosie’ Lord Alfred was utterly beguiled
Falling from grace by the public defiled
Two years hard labour for playwright Oscar Wilde
A former shadow of himself in Reading gaol he languished
Penning 'De Profundis' for 'Bosie' Lord Alfred Douglas
Oscar now a broken man his life would never be the same
incarcerated for the love that dare not speak its name
(penned after watching a brilliant theatrical portrayal of The Trials of Oscar Wilde)
Written 11th April 2019
Contest: APRIL 2019 PREMIER 3, ANY FORM, ANY THEME, UPTO A MAX OF 8(EIGHT) LINES
Sponsor: Brian Strand
Back foot Irishman
Who remembers his
tripe
Major Barbara
Androcles and the
lion
are we all asleep !
Just a man of his
time
like a five minute
pop star
friend of nancy boy
Bosie Douglas
bringing the poor
main man Oscar Wilde
down
Better self love
than grovelling in
the dirt
how can any real man
or woman dislike
Shakespeare
a friend of Michael
IRA Collins
all there a
collection of back
foot Irishmen
The Irish sadly will
never be free
trapped in their own
Sunni and Shi-ite
sh**
Back foot Irishman
who remembers his tripe
Major Barbara n Androcles and the lion
are we all asleep !
Just a man of his time
like a five minute pop star
friend of nancy boy Bosie Douglas
bringing poor Oscar down
Better self love than grovelling in the dirt
how can any real man or woman dislike Shakespeare
friend of Michael IRA Collins
Back foot Irishman
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